Funny way to start, but there’s method to my madness. “Mommy, why is it raining?” Because God’s crying. “Why is God crying?” Because He’s sad. “Why is God sad?” It must be something you did. Well that, at any rate,… Read More ›
competition
TAXES, TARIFFS, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
The purpose of domestic taxation is two-fold. 1) It raises revenue for the government, without which it couldn’t do what we want it to do for us. And, 2) if but only if consumption of the product is discretionary, it… Read More ›
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
I have a theory – I won’t bore you with the details – according to which I am Napoleon Bonaparte. And since I have no recollection of having abdicated, that makes me the Emperor of France. Why am I not… Read More ›
THE MEANING OF BLACK LIVES MATTER
Had Rudolf Carnap been around today, he’d have pointed out that “x lives matter” is not a well-formed formula. Well-formedness requires that “x lives matter to some y”. And at that, perhaps only at some time t, and only under… Read More ›
Protected Competition
PROTECTED COMPETITION Look, if we want to stay in shape we have to exercise. Exercise is boring, and so we won’t do it unless we can challenge ourselves by adding some kind of skill to what’s otherwise just raw movement…. Read More ›
